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One Year Anniversary!

We were proud to celebrate our one year anniversary on January 20, 2018. Thank you. We went on hiatus then until April 20. We will be back then with a new look and various other changes. If you need anything in the meantime, please email Anna March, anna@annamarch.com. Thank you for your support!

Recent Must Reads: A Weekly Roundup

As I prepare to submit my Must Reads for the week, another white male terrorist is in police custody after he murdered a homeless black man in NYC. He traveled from Baltimore to New York with the clear intent of killing black men. There’s been a postponement on the vote for Trumpcare as of this writing; maybe you saw the pictures of a room full of men determining women’s health rights? At the same time, most of the girls from DC, mentioned in last week’s article, are still missing, and another transgender woman has been murdered. One of the most disturbing headlines of the week: “While Black Women are Missing—The FBI Searched Day and Night to Find Tom Brady’s Missing Super Bowl Jersey.” Just in case you weren’t sure what this country defines as important.

In other news, Colin Kaepernick, formerly of the San Francisco 49ers, donated $50,000.00 to Meals on Wheels and was criticized by both Trump and Sarah Palin, and the Texas Senate saw Handmaids in red robes protesting the latest abortion bill. Earlier this week several media sources posted pieces on a controversial painting at the Whitney. A painting by a white female artist depicts Emmitt Till’s ruptured body in an open casket. Since the show opened earlier this month, protesters have stood in front of the painting to block viewers from seeing it. One protestor wore a shirt that read: Black Death Spectacle. The article in artnet describes the outcry from people of color regarding white artists profiting off black pain. Protestors are demanding the artwork not only be removed from the show, but destroyed. A response from the artist appeared in a letter published in The Huffington Post, but was later taken off the site when it was determined that the artist herself was not aware of and did not in fact write the letter.

I’ve included articles this week that show what it’s like to be a black driver in the United States; two articles that focus on the experience of feeling unwanted in America if you’re not white; a story of a young Native American girl being propositioned in front of police, with no action taken; and, for some good news, a new trend in Young Adult Novels: books that cover themes of injustices in the black community (racial targeting and shootings by police).So, for this and more, and in case you missed it: Read On!!

“Record-Breaking Climate Change Pushes World into ‘Uncharted Territory’”/ by Damian Carrington/ The Guardian/ March 20, 2017

Joyce Hayden left her university teaching job two years ago in order to pursue her own artistic work. An assemblage artist, painter, and writer, Joyce is currently in the process of acquiring an agent to represent her memoir, The Out of Body Girl, which describes her 8 year relationship with a charismatic gambler and the dangerous road that eventually led to her freedom. Her chapbook of poems, Lost Handprint, is forthcoming from Dandelion Review. A freelance editor and writing coach, Joyce’s writing services and a selection of her artwork can be found at her website joycehayden.com. Joyce is available for commission art work, including celebration shrines for loved ones and pets.